"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive by, Flock’s Condor cameras are pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras designed to record and track people, not vehicles. "
This seems like a bit of a public relations problem but I am confident Flock’s new spokesman Matt Gaetz can handle it
Residents of an Atlanta suburb learned that Flock had been accessing cameras in the town—including in a children's gymnastics room—to demonstrate the company’s surveillance technology to police departments around the country. The city renewed the contract anyway.
www.404media.co/city-learns-...
www.404media.co/city-learns-...
April 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This seems like a bit of a public relations problem but I am confident Flock’s new spokesman Matt Gaetz can handle it
Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, Flock’s Condor cameras track people, not vehicles.
The exposure highlights the fact that Flock is not just surveilling cars—it is surveilling people, and in some cases it is doing so in an insecure way.
LINK: www.404media.co/flock-expose...
The exposure highlights the fact that Flock is not just surveilling cars—it is surveilling people, and in some cases it is doing so in an insecure way.
LINK: www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, Flock’s Condor cameras track people, not vehicles.
The exposure highlights the fact that Flock is not just surveilling cars—it is surveilling people, and in some cases it is doing so in an insecure way.
LINK: www.404media.co/flock-expose...
The exposure highlights the fact that Flock is not just surveilling cars—it is surveilling people, and in some cases it is doing so in an insecure way.
LINK: www.404media.co/flock-expose...
NEW: In leaked audio 404 Media obtained, Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false."
He's lying.
He's lying.
Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media's Reporting on Abortion Case
Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false." He's lying.
www.404media.co
August 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
NEW: In leaked audio 404 Media obtained, Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false."
He's lying.
He's lying.
This is an astounding story, including Flock's typical reaction of blaming everyone else and refusing to take responsibility.
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This is an astounding story, including Flock's typical reaction of blaming everyone else and refusing to take responsibility.
Flock's CEO just told local media its license plate readers don't take video. This came after the LAPD cancelled its contract
Except, Flock announced a new feature that can turn "all" Flock cameras into live video cameras. Flock has now deleted the announcement www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
Except, Flock announced a new feature that can turn "all" Flock cameras into live video cameras. Flock has now deleted the announcement www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can
Flock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.
www.404media.co
July 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Flock's CEO just told local media its license plate readers don't take video. This came after the LAPD cancelled its contract
Except, Flock announced a new feature that can turn "all" Flock cameras into live video cameras. Flock has now deleted the announcement www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
Except, Flock announced a new feature that can turn "all" Flock cameras into live video cameras. Flock has now deleted the announcement www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-s...
Nobody at LAPD at has access to that data or *NOBODY*?
You will have to forgive me for my lack of faith in Flock’s ethics and infosec.
You will have to forgive me for my lack of faith in Flock’s ethics and infosec.
And an LAPD official just said the Flock cameras are still recording data, but the LAPD doesn't have access to it, due to the expiration of the contract. The official it's stored in the cloud, and "nobody has access to that data."
July 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Nobody at LAPD at has access to that data or *NOBODY*?
You will have to forgive me for my lack of faith in Flock’s ethics and infosec.
You will have to forgive me for my lack of faith in Flock’s ethics and infosec.
Communities across the country are winning real victories against Flock's creepy surveillance tech.
Our movement to protect our privacy is growing by the day.
Our movement to protect our privacy is growing by the day.
BREAKING: In a victory for privacy, the Dane County Board voted to defund Flock.
The board passed 2025 RES-403, the resolution to amend the 2026 operating budget for the Dane County Sheriff's Office to remove funding for the use of the Flock automatic license plate reader system.
The board passed 2025 RES-403, the resolution to amend the 2026 operating budget for the Dane County Sheriff's Office to remove funding for the use of the Flock automatic license plate reader system.
April 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Communities across the country are winning real victories against Flock's creepy surveillance tech.
Our movement to protect our privacy is growing by the day.
Our movement to protect our privacy is growing by the day.
Flock’s right: ICE does not have backdoor access to Flock automatic license plate reader data. They have a front door that any Flock customer can hold open for them. Don’t believe me? Ask Flock’s CEO, who admitted as much after Flock lied about it for over a year. #GetTheFlockOut
June 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Flock’s right: ICE does not have backdoor access to Flock automatic license plate reader data. They have a front door that any Flock customer can hold open for them. Don’t believe me? Ask Flock’s CEO, who admitted as much after Flock lied about it for over a year. #GetTheFlockOut
“There's a dearth of independent research about the efficacy of Flock's technology.”
March 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“There's a dearth of independent research about the efficacy of Flock's technology.”
Flock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.
Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can
Flock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.
www.404media.co
July 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Flock's CEO Garrett Langley says people don't understand the capabilities of its ALPR system, but they do.
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“In August, Flock’s cameras will take to the skies mounted on its own ‘made in AmeriCal’ drones. Produced at a factory the company opened earlier this year near its Atlanta offices, they’ll add a new dimension to Flock’s business and aim to challenge Chinese drone giant DJI’s dominance.” 💀
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“In August, Flock’s cameras will take to the skies mounted on its own ‘made in AmeriCal’ drones. Produced at a factory the company opened earlier this year near its Atlanta offices, they’ll add a new dimension to Flock’s business and aim to challenge Chinese drone giant DJI’s dominance.” 💀
Just setting the record straight!
I can't be sure, but I think everyone involved in Flock's public messaging is over 12 years old.
I can't be sure, but I think everyone involved in Flock's public messaging is over 12 years old.
June 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just setting the record straight!
I can't be sure, but I think everyone involved in Flock's public messaging is over 12 years old.
I can't be sure, but I think everyone involved in Flock's public messaging is over 12 years old.
Recent reporting from 404 illuminates a major concern re: Flock’s ALPR data specifically. ICE desperately wants access to their database, and in some instances, has already used it:
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
www.404media.co
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Recent reporting from 404 illuminates a major concern re: Flock’s ALPR data specifically. ICE desperately wants access to their database, and in some instances, has already used it:
As Adam Johnson points out today, one of Bari Weiss's early investors in The Free Press—Andreessen Horowitz—is Flock's biggest funder.
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August 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
As Adam Johnson points out today, one of Bari Weiss's early investors in The Free Press—Andreessen Horowitz—is Flock's biggest funder.
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x.com/adamjohnsonC...
“Local leaders are hearing it, loud and clear: Flock’s spy system must die, either by voting to shut it down or to the sound of reciprocating saws in the night.”
Rick Wilson's Flock piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/why-flock-has-to-die?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Rick Wilson's Flock piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/why-flock-has-to-die?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Flock's Spy System Has To Die
Flock and Death of Freedom
open.substack.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Local leaders are hearing it, loud and clear: Flock’s spy system must die, either by voting to shut it down or to the sound of reciprocating saws in the night.”
Rick Wilson's Flock piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/why-flock-has-to-die?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Rick Wilson's Flock piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/why-flock-has-to-die?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Flock doesn't just search for cars, it searches for you. "'FreeForm' searches... allow cops to use Flock’s system as though they would use a search engine, with Flock’s AI and image recognition interpreting what footage and which people are relevant to a police officer’s search." @404media.co
How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Me...
www.404media.co
July 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Flock doesn't just search for cars, it searches for you. "'FreeForm' searches... allow cops to use Flock’s system as though they would use a search engine, with Flock’s AI and image recognition interpreting what footage and which people are relevant to a police officer’s search." @404media.co
The search was logged in Flock's system as "had an abortion, search for female." This is something reproductive rights experts have warned about for a long time, but now we have evidence that it is actually happening: "it’s shocking to see it, but also it felt inevitable.”
May 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The search was logged in Flock's system as "had an abortion, search for female." This is something reproductive rights experts have warned about for a long time, but now we have evidence that it is actually happening: "it’s shocking to see it, but also it felt inevitable.”
I wrote about Flock’s announced “reforms”
Flock has paired new reforms with a tone shift recognizing the dangers of their technology. But don’t be fooled: their surveillance business model is the problem, and reforms can’t fix that. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms
The reforms are a combination of long overdue changes along with some cosmetic fixes that fail to address the fundamental dangers of this technology.
www.eff.org
August 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I wrote about Flock’s announced “reforms”
Flock's America- by the pedophiles, for the pedophiles.
July 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Flock's America- by the pedophiles, for the pedophiles.
Cops are putting gibberish, jokes, or other nonsense into Flock’s “reason” box, highlighting the casualness and lack of care some cops have when searching an incredibly powerful surveillance system. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
September 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Cops are putting gibberish, jokes, or other nonsense into Flock’s “reason” box, highlighting the casualness and lack of care some cops have when searching an incredibly powerful surveillance system. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
Read now: www.404media.co/cops-search-...
This female mallard appears to sit at the top of the flock's hierarchy. In other words, she bullies all the other ducks. 😆
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birds #ducks #eastcoastkin #photography
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birds #ducks #eastcoastkin #photography
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This female mallard appears to sit at the top of the flock's hierarchy. In other words, she bullies all the other ducks. 😆
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birds #ducks #eastcoastkin #photography
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdphotography #birds #ducks #eastcoastkin #photography
Back in March, Flock tried to give donations to CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assembly Member Buffy Wicks. They said "Flock Off"
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
August 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Back in March, Flock tried to give donations to CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assembly Member Buffy Wicks. They said "Flock Off"
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...